DOTTIE Ardina fired a 72 despite a bogey at the last and lay three shots off Smitri Mehra at the start of the Jakarta Ladies Indonesia Open at Palm Hill Golf and Country Club in Jakarta late Thursday.
Ardina, the top ICTSI player who is one of the 14 amateurs vying in the $200,000 ninth leg of the Ladies Asian Golf Tour, birdied on Nos. 14, 16 and 17 but missed the green on 18.
Smriti shot a 69 to post a two-shot lead over Thais Patchara-chuta Kongkapan and Thidapa Suwannapura, Taiwanese Hsieh Yu-ling, American Walailak Satarak and Malaysian Kelly Tan.
Cyna Rodriguez shot a 73 while Jayvie Agojo struggled to a 76.
Meanwhile, Princess Superal failed to sustain a solid 68 in the second round and returned a 74 to drop from solo second to joint fourth at 214 three rounds through the Thailand Amateur Open at Panya Indra Golf Club.
Parinda Phokan shared the lead with fellow Thai Benyapa Niphatsophon at 210 after a 73.